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Dilan

Boy

Meaning of Dilan: Kurdish: 'of the heart'

Dilan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Kurdish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 812th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1076th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#812

309 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1076

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,138

First recorded 1980 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 36 babies1992: 59 babies1993: 59 babies1994: 59 babies1995: 53 babies1996: 61 babies1997: 61 babies1998: 89 babies1999: 80 babies2000: 92 babies20002001: 88 babies2002: 89 babies2003: 152 babies2004: 131 babies2005: 139 babies2006: 152 babies2007: 147 babies2008: 167 babies2009: 239 babies2010: 257 babies20102011: 185 babies2012: 194 babies2013: 245 babies2014: 276 babies2015: 240 babies2016: 209 babies2017: 232 babies2018: 174 babies2019: 225 babies2020: 272 babies20202021: 270 babies2022: 303 babies2023: 344 babies2024: 414 babies2025: 309 babies
US babies named Dilan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 414.

Gender split

98% boys · 2% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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